SCAD vs Ai Atlanta Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

SCAD is a private (not-for-profit) and Ai Atlanta is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
SCAD has more expensive tuition & fees ($40,595) than Ai Atlanta ($20,794).
SCAD has more students with 16,414 students while Ai Atlanta has 457 students.
Ai Atlanta has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while SCAD's ratio is 20 to 1.
SCAD has more full-time faculties with 639 faculties while Ai Atlanta has 8 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Savannah College of Art and Design and The Art Institute of Atlanta.

SCAD	vs.	Ai Atlanta
Savannah, Georgia	Location	Atlanta, Georgia
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
$40,595	2024 Tuition & Fees	$20,794
91%	% Receiving Financial Aid	85%
$11,938	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,178

83.68 %	Acceptance Rates	-
29.22 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
1,170	SAT Score	-
24	ACT Score	-
72 %	Graduation Rate	13 %
15 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
81 %	Retention Rate	30 %
16,414	Student Population	457
639	Number of Faculties	8
20 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	-
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	-

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